Folding peg board



April 3 J. c. SHEPHERD 2,635,603

FOLDING PEG BOARD Filed Sept. 25, 1951 I V I5 36 /4 1 N V EN TOR. rZflMEIS C. SHEPHERD I fffurrr? 5- Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF I CE FOLDING. PEG BOARD James 0. Shepherd, Longview, Wash-., assignon- V by direct and mesne assignments,- to Universal Businesst'Forms', Inc., a corporation of Oregon Application September 25, 1951, SerialNo. 248335 This invention relates to accounting devices and more particularly to a new" and novel folding peg board.

For assembling various records for accounting: purposes; it has been the practice in accounting to prepare the numerous individual sheets of. records with perforations whereby the records may be shingled on peg-boards-in a: manner to present vertical and horizontal rows for totalizing. 'I-he peg boards as heretofore employed in accounting ofiices are quitelarge and cumbersome and, while suitable for use in ofiices wherein they are almost in constant use, they are entirely unsuitable for use by individuals who have only sporadic use of them and must store them away between periods of use.

It is an object of the present invention to provid'e-a new and novel folding peg boa-rd.

It is a more specific object of the invention to provide a folding peg board adaptedto accommodate accounting records presenting greater area than the covers of the peg board.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily ascertained from an inspection of the following specification taken in connection'with the accompanying drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, while the features of novelty will bemore distinctly pointed' out in the appended claims.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a peg board adapted for individual use in that-it can be-folded to the'dimensions of the average book when not in use and thus easily stored, or can be manipulated to present a longrow of indexing pegs for convenient assembly of the records involved'in accounting. When prepared or arranged for storage, th'epeg board of. the present invention has the general appearance; of a book in that it comprises a pair of stiff; rectangular covers hinged to a central panel. Toprepare the'board for use it i's opened, preferably on a hat surface, and there will be found secured along the top edge of the inside face of each of the covers, a strip having 'a'plurality of evenly spaced pegs projecting upwardly from the face. A. second pegged strip is arranged along the unbound side edge of each cover, with the means securing it 'thusly for storage also adapted to securethe strips as extensions of the strips.v along the top edge. When this has been. done a lengthy row of pegs is formed on which may be engaged a summary sheet of greater area than the opened book and cooperatively perforated and; having vertical'inonthly and annual summary columns with a list of items paralleling these columns along one edge of the sheet. A plurality of vouchers, such as those of ap'plicants copending application, Serial No-.'25 1-,319, filed October 15, 1951, having a record of expenditures recorded against a list of items corresponding to the list on the summary sheet, are shingled on the pegs; thereby forming horizontal rows of expenditures. in alignment with the items listed on the sheet. The horizontal columns are then added and the totals'entered in the proper columns.

To further explain the invention, reference is made to the" drawings" wherein:

Fig; 1 is a perspective view of the peg board of the present invention opened and in partially assembled state;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the manner of'assembly of a portion of the board;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the board of the'present invention folded ready for storage; and

Fig. 4 is a top planview'of a portion of the peg board of the present invention showing the manner of assembling records" thereon for accountmg.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the peg board of the present invention comprises a pair of covers l0 hinged to a central panel llalong'a side edge ll! of the covers. The" covers H! are preferably of a stiff material that will resist bending. Along the t'op edge I3 of" each of the covers is secured a strip or'bar l4 having a plurality of pegs i5 evenly spaced and aligned thereon projecting upwardly from the face of the cover, the pegs ineach cover being aligned with those onthe other. The pegs are preferably spaced at a unit distance which is twice the distance between the perforations of the sheets to be shingled thereon. In the embodiment shown, for example, the pegs are spaced at inch intervals so as to engage every other perforation of standarda'ccountingsheets which are perforated at inch intervals. The peg l5a atthe'end of the strip l4 next adjacent the unbound edge I! of'thec'overs'i's threadably en'- gaged in the strip and is provided with a shoulder l 6, the use of which will be subsequently ex.- plained. To maintain the greatest utility of the board, the width of the central panel and the hinging and the spacing of the first peg l5b from the center. line of the central panel must be: carefully selected. First of. all,.the strips on the right and left covers are'preferably'so spaced of the strips adjacent the hinged edge of each cover is a multiple of the spacing of the perforations of the sheet to be used therewith so that a single sheet may be shingled over the pegs on both covers. Secondly, the strips should be so mounted that the pegs will intermesh when the covers are folded. This is accomplished by mounting the peg strips on the top edge so that on one cover the pegs are spaced at even multiples of a unit distance from the hinged edge of one cover while on the other cover the pegs are displaced one-half of said unit distance from spacing at even multiples of the unit distance from the hinged edge of the cover. In the peg board illustrated this spacing results by mounting the strip on the right cover so that the peg I b of that strip is inch from the side edge [2 of the right cover and mounting the strip on the left cover so that the peg l5b of that strip is inch from the side edge 12 of the left cover. Obviously the dimensions given above can be changed to accommodate sheets perforated at intervals other than inch, the necessary changes being a matter of simple computation.

An extension for the strip H3 is provided by means of a barlike extension member iii of rectangular cross-section having a plurality of aligned pegs is spaced from one another with the same spacing as between the pegs 45 extending from one surface thereof. A linking member 20 projecting from one end of the extension member I8 is secured thereto and has a pair of holes 2| and 22 in the extending portion in alignment with the pegs I9 and having the same spacing as the pegs. 'I'o attach the extension member [8 as an extension of the strip It, the peg i511 is removed from the strip it, and the extension member [3 positioned so that the hole 2| at the end of the linking member is placed over the peg its and the hole 22 nearest the extension member 18 is in register with the threaded hole in strip I4 which receives the peg 15a. The peg l5a is then rethreaded in the hole and the shoulder I6 of the peg 15a engages the top surface of the link member 23 as shown in Fig. 2. Thus, the extension member I8 is held relatively securely aflixed as a prolongation of the strip It.

When so assembled, the accounting board is adapted for use as illustrated in Fig. 4, wherein there is shown a summary sheet 39 having a series of perforations 3| along the top edge thereof adapted to be engaged by the row of pegs l5 and I9. The summary sheet 38 is provided at the right edge thereof with a permanent record column 32 containing the names of a multiplicity of items for which expenditures are usually made. I

A yearly total column 33 and monthly total columns 34 for each month of the year are also provided on the sheet. This sheet is especially adapted for use with the voucher of applicants check book which forms the subject matter of his oopending application, above identified. The voucher vof that invention is shown in Fig. 4 and comprises a sheet 36 having a portion 31 adapted to receive certain of the data of a check in duplicate thereon, including the payee, the date, and the numerical amount of the check. A further portion of the voucher is provided with a lined record column 38 having a list of items therein corresponding to the items listed in column 32 of summary sheet 30. Adjacent each of the items listed on the voucher space is provided whereby the expenditure made by. the check of which the voucher is a duplicate can be distributed to the proper account. After the accumulation of the desired number of vouchers, they are shingled in echelon formation, as shown in Fig. 4, by means of perforations 4| provided therein on pegs l5 and 19 as shown. The horizontal columns of expenditures thus formed can be totaled and the total entered in the proper monthly summary column 34. At the completion of the year the monthly columns can be totaled and entered in the annual column 33.

A further portion of the summary sheet 35 can be provided with a portion adapted for receiving entry of income, such as from salary, interest, or stocks and bonds, and so forth.

, When it is desired to place the board aside between periods of use, the extension strip is is mounted asshown on the left-hand cover it, that is, the peg l5a has been removed and the strip 18 placed so that the hole 2| of the interlocking strip 2i) is in register with the hole provided for the peg 55a. The peg 15a has been replaced, securing the extension strip IE to the strip M. A rojecting finger 23 on the bottom surface of the strip It is arranged to frictionally engage the eyelet 2d provided in the covers It to prevent the strip it from shifting. After arranging each of the strips is in the manner shown on the left for use by individuals having any but the most complicated financial afifairs. The voucher system of applicants copending application provides a ready record of expenditures and, used with the summary sheets and peg board herein disclosed and claimed, affords a convenient means for keeping an accurate account of the individuals expenditures. The peg board of the invention presents advantages over the usual large and awkward peg board, of course, inasmuch as it may be folded away for compact storage between periods of actual use.

Having illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention permits of modification in arrangement and detail. I claim as my invention all such modifications'as come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A peg board comprising a pair of covers hinged together along one side edge thereof; an indexing unit for engaging accounting record sheets comprising a row of a plurality of up- -wardly-prmectmg pegs along the upper edge of the face of each of said covers, an extension member for each of said rows comprising a barlike member having a series of upwardly-projecting pegs'mounted thereon, and means adapted for securing each of said extension members as a prolongation of one of said rows on said covers, said means further adapted to alternatively secure each extension member adjacent the unbound side edge' of the corresponding cover; with the pegs projecting upwardly from the face there-'- of; said pegs on the top edge of the respective covers being offset so as to intermesh when said covers are folded, said extension members being secured on their respective covers unequal distances from the hinged panel edges whereby the pegs of one member are spaced from the pegs of the other when said covers are folded.

2. A peg board comprising a pair of stiff, reotangular covers, means hinging said covers together along one side edge of said covers; a first bar having a plurality of aligned, evenly spaced pegs projecting from one surface thereof secured adjacent the upper edge of the inner face of at least one of said covers whereby said pegs project outwardly from said face, the end peg in said first bar at the end adjacent the unbound side edge of said one cover being removably secured therein; a second bar having a plurality of pegs projecting from one surface thereof with the same spacing as the pegs on said first bar; a third bar mounted on said second bar and projecting from one end thereof, a pair of holes in the projecting portion of said third bar spaced apart at the distance between said pegs, said holes being aligned with the holes on said second bar, the integral unit formed by said second and third bars thereby adapted to be mounted as an extension of said first bar by removing said removable peg, placing said projecting portion on said first bar whereby the hole in the end of said projecting portion is placed over the permanently placed peg adjacent said removable peg and the other of said pair of holes is aligned with the hole from which said removable peg was removed whereby when said removable peg is replaced a continuous strip of bees of the length of said first bar and said second bar is formed, said second bar further adapted to be mounted parallel the edge of a said one cover opposite the hinged edge thereof by removing said removable peg, aligning the end hole of said projecting portion with the hole from which said removable peg was removed with said second bar and said third bar aligned perpendicular to said first bar, and replacing said removable peg.

3. A peg board comprising a pair of stiff, rectangular covers, means hinging said covers to a central panel along one side edge of said covers, a first bar having a plurality of aligned, evenly spaced pegs projecting from one surface thereof secured adjacent the upper edge of the inner face ofat least one of said covers whereby said pegs project upwardly from said faces, the end peg in said first bar at the end adjacent the unbound side edge of said covers .being removably threaded therein; a second bar having a plurality of pegs projecting from one surface thereof with the same spacing as the pegs on said first bar; a third bar mounted on said second bar and projecting from one end thereof, a pair of holes in the projecting portion of said third bar spaced apart the distance between said pegs, said holes being aligned with the pegs on said second bar, the integral unit formed by said second and third bars thereby adapted to be mounted as an extension of said first bar by removing said threaded pe Placing said projecting portion on said first bar whereby the hole in the end of said projecting portion is placed over the permanently placed peg adjacent threaded peg was removed whereby when said threaded peg is replaced a continuous strip of pegs of the length of said first bar and said second bar is formed, said second bar further adapted to be mounted parallel the edge of said one cover opposite the hinged edge thereof by removing said threaded peg, aligning the end hole of said projecting portion with the hole from which said threaded peg was removed with said second bar and said third bar aligned perpendicular to said first bar, and replacing said threaded peg; and means to prevent said second bar from shifting when aligned along the unbound edge.

4. A folding peg board comprising a pair of hinged covers, an aligned row of pegs along the top edge of each of said covers and projecting upwardly from the face thereof, means for forming an extension of each of said rows comprising a pair of striplike members having a plurality of aligned pegs projecting therefrom, means for securing one of said striplike members to each of said covers to form a prolongation of each of said rows, and means for securing one of said striplike members alongthe unbound edge of each of said covers when said members are not secured as an extension of said rows.

5. A folding peg board comprising a pair of cover members and a center panel, said cover members each being hinged along a side edge thereof to said panel, a plurality of aligned pegs along the top inside face of each of said cover members projecting upwardly from the corresponding face, the pegs on one of said cover members being aligned with pegs on the other of said cover members and evenly spaced apart the same unit of distance on each of said cover members, the peg next adjacent the said side edge of one of said cover members being spaced from the side edge thereof by said unit distance, the peg next adjacent the next side edge of the other of said cover members being spaced from the side edge thereof by one-half said unit distance, whereby said cover members may be over-folded with the pegs from one of said cover members inter-meshing with the pegs projecting from the other of said cover members, and said center panel being of such width that in the flatly open condition of the board, the distance between said next adjacent pegs is a multiple of one half said unit distance whereby when said covers are opened said pegs will cooperatively receive an accounting sheet having peg receiving openings along an edge thereof spaced apart one-half of said unit distance.

JAMES C. SHEPHERD.

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